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I think you guys have come to know me as a guy who would never joke about Charger football, but I must say, this thread has definitely lightened things up around here. Hate on, Bolt brethren, in print, in voice, and in deed.

Lee Jenkins joined the Darren Smith Show on 1090 AM in San Diego on Wednesday and went off on the Los Angeles Chargers and their owner, Dean Spanos. Jenkins is Sports Illustrated’s senior NBA writer, but he’s a native of San Diego and has been a long-time critic of the Chargers. That didn’t change during this interview.

Jenkins claims the Spanos family did not expect this level of anger from San Diego fans or this level of national public humiliation from the Chargers move. He also discussed the NFL’s reaction and how he believes other owners will soon be throwing Spanos under the bus as things get worse in LA.
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The Spanoses did this to themselves. Absolutely no one outside of that family and its inner circle thought moving to Los Angeles was a wise decision. Now the franchise is a national laughingstock and it’s only getting worse.

In a city and surrounding area of 18.1 million people, the Chargers couldn’t find enough of their own fans to fill a tiny soccer stadium in their first week in a new home. At least half of the fans in the crowd in Week 2 were cheering for the Miami Dolphins, a team whose fanbase doesn’t travel particularly well.

This weekend the Chargers welcome the Kansas City Chiefs to town. The Chiefs have a rabid fanbase who could wind up outnumbering Chargers fans in their own stadium. Expect to see a lot of red on Sunday in that crowd. And expect things to keep getting worse for Spanos and co. in Los Angeles.

Rot in Hell, Dean.

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Under the circumstances (d*ckhead owner packs up and moves team) this is the best thread ever invented. I look forward everyday to reading new humiliating articles for that family. They are a national joke . . . priceless . . .

Wow.....the Spanos's are shocked over the outrage? Really? ....dude you pulled a team that's been a staple in this region for 56 years....WTF did you expect? Its hard for me to believe Dean would be clueless to that fact....unbelievable.

Again, it’s just two weeks, but what a bad look it was to see USC load the Coliseum Saturday night, only to have the Rams come back and play before a half-empty stadium the next. That’s bad. But not nearly as bad as the Chargers being unable to sell out a 30,000 seat soccer stadium down the road the same day. Not only did they not sell it out, it felt like a road game for the Chargers and Dolphin fans practically outnumbered Charger fans.

You know the league is thinking, hey Dean, that’s why we told you to stay in San Diego. The fans there love the team. The fans in L.A. aren’t asking for it, don’t want it, and unless you plan on going 14-2 every year, they probably won’t give a damn about you. And even if you do, they probably still won’t.

...if the Chargers can’t sell out a 30,000 seat soccer stadium, how the hell are they going to sell out the (new) stadium up the road?

At this point, the Chargers’ relocation from San Diego to Los Angeles has proven to be a downright disaster. They drew less than 26,000 fans in their home opener last week, with more than half supporting the road tripping Miami Dolphins. Billboards can be seen mocking the team outside of its stadium. It lost another one-score game after being on the wrong end of 18 over the past two seasons. Should we continue?

Some had hoped for a nice intimate setting at StubHub Center. That has obviously not happened thus far this season. The scene is one of depression and apathy from a fan base that likely couldn’t have cared less if the team remained in San Diego. Now set to take on a Chiefs team that boasts a well-traveled fan base, are we to expect anything different this week? Oh, and the Chargers find themselves at 0-2 following a last-place finish in 2016. Yeah, this organization isn’t doing too well right now.